Annoucements

Two node Storage Spaces Direct Support

I like this one, Microsoft supports a two node cluster for Storage Spaces Direct with the release of Windows Server 2016. Now this has implications on data resiliency but is still really cool. More info to come on this.

With the upcoming general availability of Windows Server 2016, Microsoft is announcing that Microsoft SQL Server 2016 will support deploying databases on the new Storage Spaces Direct feature of Windows Server 2016. SWEET!

SDN is the next big wave which is an enabler for mature, flexible and diverse networking solutions. Setup is not going to be easy to set up although there is good guidance, step by step documentation and PS scripts via Github.

VMM 2016 works with service templates to deploy network controller and software load balancer VM’s

Azure Stack uses SDN but is a complete black box and is installed fully automatically